The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-02-16
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE or WOMAN
WORTH WINNING.

WORTH WINNING.
+ Ny brother. it Is said, and Ibelieye II
to be in many cases true, that men I'D
not read women readily do not under
stand their real characters. even though
those characters may be seen by other
women. Now, let me give you an infalli
bic rule, one which YOU can apply in
every ease and never be disappointed in
the results. 1t Is simply this When you
come into the presence ola woman whom
you are meeting for the first time note
the impression she makes on your mind
If she reminds YOU at once Of your sex
and her own by look, word or act, let heI
alone, for her influence viii degrade YOU.
She may please your eve by her beauty,
your ear by her voice iatter YOU by her
words and manner. but she viii never be
a true friend 20 you. She Stu.iies TO please
and expects YOU 10 please in return. She
has no thought above present pleasure
and no care for anything but self She
viii never upliit You beyond your present
plans nor incite you TO deeds of honor
She must live ont her organization, and
by suffering be made 10 see the true aim
Of life before she can be TO YOU in any
respect wha. woman should De- 10 a
mana guide 10 draw him up. not down
a friend whom be can safely trust and
honor. and. perchance. even love.
IT, on the other hand. YOU meet a Wo-
man whose presence brings no Thought
Of sex into your mind. who brins- out
your best thoughts and gives YOU hers IN
return. whose manner encourages no IL
noble deed or word, who respects herself
and inyoluntanly calls ont your respect
for her, make that woman your friend,
no matter if she be poorly dressed and
plain featured and one not calculated 10
make a show in the world Of fashion
she has q soul filed with good, and her
thoughts are the fore-unners Of good
deeds, and she viii proves source Of con
slant Inspiration TO You that viii draw
you to higher planes Of development and
tend to make you the man YOU ought To-
be. After spending an hour with such q
woman you leave her feeling more man
ly, more erect morally and physically
and though YOU may not have the
thought clearly formed in your mind vet
you are conscious that the time spent in
her company was spent wisely. You are
aware that her influence In eleYating and
refining and you feel your better nature
rousing into action You fee ashamed
Of your misieeds and wish yourself bet
ter than You are, and rejoice to make
yourself more worthy Of her regard Evils
that YOU have scarce noticed before. YOU
are hardly willing TO tolerate. new desires
awake. and You breathe for time new.
Furer atmosphere.
When you find a woman who produces
these or similar Impressions Oh you, cui-
tiyate her acquaintance she viii 10 YOU
good. Her influence will be eunobling
not degrading. She Will never drag a
man down. but rais- him to higher
level and bring out in strong relief all
the grand nobility Of manhood that j. IN
him. and the strength and purity of his
highest and best gifts
The friendship and love Of a woman Of
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and happy * he who can call such
woman his friend and doubly blessed l.
he who can win her for his life compan-
ion. Association with her viii be ON a
plane ar above selfish passion, and
round out the life into harmonious COM
pleteneSs that not only influences the in
dividual but all who come in contact
with him